INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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Reference: Niemi, I. (Ed.). (1995). Women and Men in Europe and North America. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1995
Description: This publication brings together studies on the time use of women conducted in various countries in Europe and North America by several well-known researchers. This research focuses on women's time use as compared with men.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Time use, Labour, Incomes
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Measurement and Valuation of Unpaid Contribution: Accounting through Time and Output. (1995). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1995
Description: This publication examines the state of collecting and valuing information on household production as a mean of supplementing the existing System of National Accounts (SNA), through ''satellite accounts'', and identifies further steps to be taken in order to facilitate the ability of statistical bodies to collect the data necessary to cost-effectively develop national estimates of non-market production.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: System of National Accounts, Household production , Productive activity
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Spanish
French
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Time Use of Women and Men in Europe and North America 1995. (1995). Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Publications.
Year: 1995
Description: This publication gives a statistical overview of women's and men's situation in society. The statistics cover several fields -population and households, health, paid and unpaid work, income, education, crime and decision-making. Statistics across various sectors are used to analyze women's and men's situation in relation to a specific problem including the underlying causes.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Women's Situation , Men's Situation, Work
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Burns, D. (1995). Content Discontent: Towards a Fair Portrayal of Women in the Media. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1995
Description: The handbook aims at contributing to a more gender-sensitive media. It presents arguments and issues concerning the power of the media and the misrepresentation of women in it. It also offers practical suggestions on how a fairer portrayal of women might be achieved. The handbook provides checklists designed to help people working in such areas as news and current affairs, sports and entertainment as well as media programming and decision-making, to be more aware of the gender bias in their use of language and images. It also provides recommendations on how to improve the portrayal of women's participation in the media, especially in decision making processes and management.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Communication
Keywords: Media, Gender Biases, Checklists
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Dueñas-Loza, M., Guastavi, A., & Schieber, B. (1995). Training Package: Training Manual .Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. First Edition. Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre.
Year: 1995
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This training manual aims to assist policy-maker and development officials in enabling a more participative role of women in sustainable development and environmental management. This also seeks to comprehend multisectoral and multidisciplinary linkages between women, sustainable development and environmental aspects. The purpose of the training manual is to deal with overall existing problems and present possible solutions and policies on various aspects of the subject matter. It is intended for usage by various target groups and application in training workshops with vast range of subjects as well as various educational and training situations worldwide.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Environment
Keywords: Sustainable development, Social policy, Management
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Dueñas-Loza, M., Guastavi, A., & Schieber, B. (Eds.). (1995). Training Package: Additional Reading. Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. First Edition. Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre.
Year: 1995
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This compilation of readings is supplementary to the training manual on the theme of women, environmental management, and sustainable development. The readings include reports on conferences of United Nations Economic Social Council, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, United Nations Commissions on Sustainable Development, and United Nations Development Fund for Women.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Environment
Keywords: Sustainable development, Training, Environment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Dueñas-Loza, M., Guastavi, A., & Schieber, B. (1995). Training Package: Trainer's Guide. Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. First Edition. Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre. [Folder].
Year: 1995
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Reference: Dueñas-Loza, M., Guastavi, A., & Schieber, B. (1995). Training Package: Introductory Module: Implementing of Agenda 21 INSTRAW and United Nations Systems Activities. Module 1: Women and Environmental Health. Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. First Edition. Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre. [Folder with Transparencies].
Year: 1995
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Reference: Dueñas-Loza, M., Guastavi, A., & Schieber, B. (1995). Training Package: Module 2: Women as Agents of Change in the Development Sector. Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. First Edition. Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre. [Folder with Transparencies].
Year: 1995
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Reference: Training Users and Producers in Statistics on Gender Issues in the South Pacific. (1995). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1995
Description: This report summarizes the seminar held in Rarotonga From 30 November to 3 December, 1992 on statistics on gender issues. It aims at bringing producers and users of statistical data and information to begin dialogue towards a better understanding of the respective role each play in the ultimate goal of development considering the gender perspective. The workshop also seeks to discuss ways of improving the use of available statistics on women and men and to develop strategies for improving the quality of gender statistics for policy.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Gender perspective, Policy, Social conditions
Geographic Area: Asia-South Pacific
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE